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Eddie Tarazona
Eddie Tarazona (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 18th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on August 23, 2022.
Tarazona completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 18
Incumbent Scott Franklin defeated Keith R. Hayden Jr. and Leonard Serratore in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 18 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Scott Franklin (R) | 74.7 | 167,429 |
 | Keith R. Hayden Jr. (No Party Affiliation)  | 25.3 | 56,647 | |
 | Leonard Serratore (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 158 | |
| Total votes: 224,234 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 18
Incumbent Scott Franklin defeated Jennifer Raybon, Wendy Schmeling, Kenneth Hartpence, and Eddie Tarazona in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 18 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Franklin | 73.1 | 44,927 |
 | Jennifer Raybon | 10.7 | 6,606 | |
 | Wendy Schmeling | 6.7 | 4,099 | |
 | Kenneth Hartpence | 6.5 | 3,999 | |
 | Eddie Tarazona | 3.0 | 1,864 | |
| Total votes: 61,495 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- George Shepherd (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Eddie Tarazona completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Tarazona's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Eddie was raised in the Carol City area of Miami. Relying on his faith and determined to fight his way out of poverty he received a full scholarship to Liberty University (Lynchburg, VA) earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Government. A proud Army veteran he would go on form Tarazona Cigars which has become a global company.
Eddie and his wife Sophia, a Tampa native, live in Mulberry, FL, with their two year old son Eddie. He is also the proud Dad of Logan Thomas.- Conservative
- Pro Constitition: Support the rule of law, fight for our 1st and 2nd Amendment rights.
- Fight Big Government and Intrusion
Everything American stands for is rooted in the Constitution. It is the foundation of our Rule of Law and the inalienable rights given to us by our Creator. Our feedom of religion, speech, expression and right to bear arms are not suggestions. As a former soldier I took an oath to protect this great nation and our Constitution. I will continue to do so in Washington.
Appropriations
Energy & Commerce
Veteran’s Affairs
Armed Services
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Campaign website
Tarazona's campaign website stated the following:
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Conservative Values America was founded on individual freedom, limited government, the rule of law and the understanding that all men are created equal and granted by God our natural and inalienable rights. The purpose of government, a government of the people, by the people and for the people is to serve just that… The People, not the other way around. The Left has decided to wage a culture war against traditional American values. Taking a stand and fighting back against the leftist ideology has never been so important.
Everything American stands for is rooted in the Constitution. It is the foundation of our Rule of Law and the inalienable rights given to us by our Creator. Our feedom of religion, speech, expression and right to bear arms are not suggestions. It is our responsibility to stand and protect our Second Amendment right and the entire Constitution. I took an oath in the Army to protect this great nation and our Constitution. Being Pro-Constitution is putting America First.
Our tax and benefit systems are designed to benefit single-earner households above all else. We impose high effective marginal tax rates on married households in which both spouses work. Congressional Republicans should pursue a set of family-friendly policies that directly address the major economic challenges working parents face, including the cost and availability of child-care and the lack of paid leave. We as a nation need to start thinking of children as an investment in our economic future including the unborn. All life is precious. We must be supportive of thoughtful, fiscally responsible, family-friendly reforms.
I will fight and defend our right to keep and bear arms. Making sure that our 2nd Amendment is not infringed upon by Joe Biden and the gun-grabbers will always be a top priority for me.
We must support and safeguard Florida’s agriculture industry. Our farmers and ranchers are the vitality to Florida.
We must reform our education system. The federal government should not be able to mandate a liberal agenda to our schools in the state of Florida and the 18th Congressional District. Education of our children should be a local and state issue along with parental involvement.
A faltering economy, inflation, rising gas prices, food supply shortages, rising food prices is just a few of what we have been giving under the current administration. Just recently our country was energy independence but the radical left and their misguided green agenda has us all paying the cost. America has the resources to turn much of this around but it will take Republican majority to get it done.
We must decrease government waste of taxpayer monies and practice fiscal responsibility.
We need to implement a robust national security policy that will lead us into the 21st century from a position of strength. We must address the current threat that the Chinese Communist Party poses to the U.S. and our global partners. We must always support the state of Israel which is the light of democracy in the Middle East. Investing in Latin America and helping to build a successful infrastructure, so that we may move manufacturing from China is a centerpiece of my foreign policy and global trade. Let’s incentivize American companies to bring manufacturing back home and to the Western Hemisphere.
Before addressing immigration reform we must secure the southern border. Fighting illegal immigration along with human and drug trafficking is a priority that the current administration has ignored. I will make it a point to stand for our border integrity and the rule of law. Every state is a border state including Florida.
Our veterans are a national treasure. I will aggressively support them to make sure they get the benefits and services they have earned. Our veterans should never be ignored.
A free and just society requires voter integrity. That is why I support Voter ID, signature verification on absentee ballots, an end to mass mail-in voting and ballot harvesting. Honesty, transparency and accountability is what is needed for our elections. Our votes should never be compromised.[1] |
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| —Eddie Tarazona's campaign website (2022)[2] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Florida District 18 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Tarazona for Congress, “Issues,” accessed August 20, 2022
